A review by timefliesaway
Hi, Earth by Jonathan Kunz, Elizabeth Pich

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Elisabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz, also known as War and Peas, a german-american Duo, publish a comic (1-6 panels) every Sunday on their website (since 2011). Mostly about the wonders and weirdness of earth, highly focusing on human’s wrongdoings, told in a sarcastic way. This book is a collection of around 100 comics. Each comic is a stand-alone (tiny tale, or in German known as Bierdeckelgeschichte), though some have continuations or recurring characters. 

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Funny, yet tragic. I’m a huge (and annoying, according to those around me) environmentalist, and mostly wanted to cry to these, but the morbid humour works well enough to even make me laugh away my tears. 
 
I love how essentially every being on earth and in space wants to get rid of humans. 
I mean, the good thing at least is that earth survived just fine after the humans rotted themselves out. That’s my upmost worry honestly – that earth will die too. 
 
The mantis storyline was my favorite I think, followed by the icebergs. I only didn’t get the shark one, but otherwise very hilariously hidden sad massages. Hopefully it’ll reach some people. 
 
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Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing for an eARC on Netgalley. 
 
-27.03.25

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